Link in Bio. 🤓 🌿 What are alkaloids in MJ? These lesser known compounds may have a big impact. What does ganja, coca leaf, and coffee have in common? They all contain alkaloids, a powerful group of medicinal, nitrogen-containing compounds found across the plant kingdom. In fact, they are “one of the most common groups of chemicals that [have] medicinal properties found in plants.” Popular alks include “m0rphine, c0caine, nicotine, caffeine, quinine, ephedrine, and many more.” Before diving in, it's important to understand that can*abis is a chemically complicated plant. Wildly complicated. To give you an idea, “more than 500 compounds have been reported from C. sativa, of which 125 cannabinoids have been isolated and/or identified." Non-cannabinoid constituents include phenolics, flavonoids, terpenes, and, of course - alkaloids. These contribute to the so-called 'entourage effect.' How and when were alkaloids discovered in our favorite plant? What role do they play? How many are ...